The contribution of granular and fundamental comparative advantage to European Union countries' export specialisation

This paper analyzes the contribution of fundamental comparative advantage (a country-speci c component) and granular comparative advantage (a rm-speci c component) to European Union countries' export specialization. We nd that, on average, granular comparative advantage may explain export speci...

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Autores: Lucio Fernández, Juan José De|||0000-0002-9335-6000, Mínguez, Raúl, Minondo, Asier, Requena Silvente, Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/59531
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/59531
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/twec.12989
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Exports
Fundamental comparative advantage
Granular comparative advantage
European Union
Export superstars
F12
F14
Economía
Economics
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the contribution of fundamental comparative advantage (a country-speci c component) and granular comparative advantage (a rm-speci c component) to European Union countries' export specialization. We nd that, on average, granular comparative advantage may explain export specialization in 29% of industries, which account for 47% of total exports. We also show that 60% of the variation in export specialization across countries and industries may be explained by granular comparative advantage. These results highlight that some outstanding rms may play a very important role in explaining European Union countries' export specialization.